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Photos of year: Jae Lee

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Vanderbilt's Zach Cunningham, left, looses his helmet as he tackles South Carolina running back Mike Davis during the first quarter in Nashville on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. Vandy lost 48-34. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean

Baylor goalkeeper Colin Brewer, left, gets the ball against Father Ryan's Lowry Wilson during the first half of the DII-AA soccer semifinal in Murfreesboro on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean

Goodpasture players celebrate a 3-0 win over Trinity Christian during the Class A Girls's Volleyball Tournament at Siegel High School in Murfreesboro on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean

Quinn Turner makes his way to home after work walking by a Willie Nelson mural painted on the building at the corner of Almond Street and Korean Veterans Boulevard in Nashville on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean

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Vanderbilt’s Zach Cunningham, left, looses his helmet as he tackles South Carolina running back Mike Davis during the first quarter of the game in Nashville on Sept. 20. Vandy lost 48-34.(Photo: Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean)

Sports photography is one of the greater challenges in the daily newspaper world. Photographers never know how or when the moment will arise, but one thing I know is that I have to be prepared mentally and physically for it.

On Sept. 20, I was sent to cover the Vanderbilt football game against South Carolina. I knew that this season for Vandy would be tough with the new coach. In the middle of the first quarter, I photographed a Vanderbilt player losing his helmet after tackling a South Carolina player. The image of a helmet flying in the air is a result.

This image stands out while looking through all images I took this year — I believe I shot about 50,000 pictures.